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SorellaLaBefana

(257 posts)
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 07:07 AM Wednesday

Moon, Dogs and Lights: The APOD for December 25


...Moon rising through ice fog-filled air resulted in ... Moon dogs, tangent arcs, halos, and a parhelic circle, light pillars above distant lights are visible on the far left, while Jupiter and Mars can be found just inside the bottom of the 22-degree halo.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241225.html

These effects all result simply from the cold, mathematically predictable reflections of moonlight—thus ultimately from reflection of sunlight.

The Beauty and Wonder are in the Eye and the Mind of the Beholder.

Happy Solsticetide: Whatever your tradition may call this time of year.

Peace and GoodWill to All
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